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Digital History: The Breakdown of the Party System

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As the Whig Party collapsed and the new Republican Party was forming, there was a flash-in-the pan party, the Know Nothing Party, that filled the void for a few years. Read about the success of the party in electing legislation, and find out about its agenda and legislative goals.

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backlash against immigration, digital history, know nothing party, know nothing party agenda, know nothing party legislation, millard fillmore, republican party, the breakdown of the party system, whig party, political divisions
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